Anthony Rizzo’s Extension Might Have Cost Him More Than it Paid$

The Luxury Tax is Looking More Like a Salary Cap$

The Death of the Deadline Fire Sale$

Off the Rubber: The Almost Unbelievable True Story of Steve Christmas

Steve Christmas was real. He was a catcher.

Hidden Languages and Financial Flexibility$

The Cubs’ Owner Has No Interest in Accountability$

Prospectus Feature: Yu Darvish, Ralph Branca, and Traumatic Sign Stealing$

Prospectus Feature: Robel García’s Improbable Journey to the Majors$

Prospectus Feature: The Coming Chaos in the NL Central and NL East$

Prospectus Feature: The 1969 Mets Were The Villains, Not Heroes$

Short Relief: Three Stories of Struggle

A throughline between Rhys Hoskins, Eddie Stanky, and Onelki Garcia

Short Relief: The Chris Archer/Orbitz Memorial Poetry Slam

For the Cubs, a door closes and a conspiracy theory opens; poetry in wartime between pitchers and mascots; and a small career lost in service.

Short Relief: Kris Bryant Gets Ejected, Tim McCarver Commutes, and the Greatest Two-Sport Athlete in History

James offers speculation over how Kris Bryant’s day ended, Martin makes a game out of Tim McCarver’s began, and Patrick doesn’t think Bo Jackson is the best two-sport athlete ever.

Short Relief: A Pair of Disappearances, and the MLB Extended Universe

Brooks Pounders is on the case, Tyler with the Cubs tackles another missing person, and Rob Manfred hatches an exciting business opportunity.

Short Relief: Tanking, Titling, and Tilting

Instructions on how to fail, thoughts on nicknames, and a Cubs conspiracy uncovered.

Short Relief: The Return of Short Relief

After two days off, SR returns with a record four offerings: NES busts, househunting, letters to Curt Schilling and Furious Cubs.